1) Remove your silicone moulds (Once completely set) from the clay sculpture and clean with IPA on a piece of tissue or cotton pad until there are no bits of clay or anything left to affect the silicone pieces I am about to make. Use IPA on a cotton bud to get into any small cracks on crevices on your mould. Powder with talc well after cleaning as they moulds are sticky.
Here are my moulds ready to have the baldies and alcohol mixture added:
2) Make the baldies & alcohol mixture using the ratio baldies 1:alcohol 2
3) Use a brush and brush on the mixture evenly covering the whole of the mould in a thin layer.
4) Use a hair dryer on a cool and low setting to dry this layer, using back and forward motions to avoid the mixture moving on the mould.
5) Once this layer is dry, repeat twice so that you end up with three layers on your mould.
6) I then made my silicone mix using 8g of silicone A and then 8g of B and mixed it together with 12g of deadener. I mixed this well to make sure there were no bubbles and that the mixture was the correct consistency.
7) I chose a flesh coloured pigment to add to the silicone mix just to give them a bit of colour.
8) When I was happy with the mixture I poured this into my mould and used the flat edged metal tool from my kit to smooth over the top to ensure it had a seamless finish and could set properly. (A ruler will do for this step)
9) Allow to set properly
Time for the assessment!
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